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Jason Carr said I remember Fury 3, which ran on Windows 3.11 and Windows 95. (It was actually a complete copy of Terminal Velocity for DOS.) I remember it using something called Win32s, and the install taking years on Windows 3.11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win32s I'm guessing the lines were somewhat blurred at that point in a lot of cases. Also, I believe that was before the first official version of DirectX. Though I don't know if Win32s or DirectX are related or not. I believe DirectX took over for Win32. The wiki I got that excerpt from talks about it.

Not off hand. DirectX was used for everything though, especially games, but was packed in with a version of Windows 95. Windows 95 If I remember didn't fully utilize 32bit applications. Hell it was only in XP for legacy support and that was almost a decade later. If it is a game that is 16bit but not on DOS, it most likely uses DirectX. It is probably more of an issue with non 16bit applications, but virtualaztion still doesn't work well with 16bit. DirectX is just one problem of several with getting games to run. See:

Sorry, not DirectX 5, original DirectX.

Yes Direct X required. If its a DOS game, then no, but you have DOSBox. Windows 95 however ran 16bit applications just fine and that era of PC was way more wild than it is now. Some of which used Direct X 5 and later. While it's not necessarily the issue that is most pertinent, it is an issue. Regardless of why these games wont run in Virtualization software, they most usually do not. It sucks, because I would easily run a Windows 98 or XP tailored virtual machine, but the trouble you need to go through doesn't warrant what you get out of it. I spent weeks trying to make it work. No solution was ever suitable for every game, and one or two solutions were only usable on a single game. So its really game dependent. If you know the game works in this setup, and can be easily achievable than its worth it. But you are not going to be able to do it with your whole library. Not to mention, a game running doesn't mean the game is playable either.

garbanzo said Option 1: Install Windows 3.1 inside DOSBox Initial setup is easy and quick, but trying to run the games with LaunchBox would be a pain. Guide: http://www.sierrahelp.com/Utilities/Emulators/DOSBox/3x_install.html Option 2: Install Windows XP inside VMware Player You'll need a fully-licensed copy of XP to do this. It's by far the better method. VMware Player integrates XP with your current Windows operating system, which means you can run games using LaunchBox. The only way you'll know you're running 16-bit games is that the window border will be the old fat blue XP border :) VMware Player here (you don't need the Pro features so it's free) https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/7_0 Guide here: http://www.howtogeek.com/171395/how-to-get-windows-xp-mode-on-windows-8/ DOSBox isn't exactly designed to run 3.11, you can but to varying degree's. It's less successful with Windows 95. Virtualization Software only slightly works. They generally don't have proper 3D acceleration nor do they emulate Direct X 6-8 calls correctly, which this era of game uses. Some slightly newer games can work... I recall getting Diablo 2 to work in an XP Machine once... but that uses Direct X 9 and it ran like crap. These pieces of software are not meant to run games. I was just playing the original Clock Tower on PC. I got lucky and its a game that runs perfect on newer systems. It's just in a small window.

Yea, a large library can cause a lot of unintended issues. It is a lot better now than it was in v2-v3ish. A lot more optimization. Jason is awesome.

For comparison, my Image folder is 17GB.

Can compare against the video. http://i.imgur.com/Q6iWESt.png

I like the animations, im just confused as to why they lag sometimes. My theory is that it's lagging when it gets to the Systems with larger libraries.

It doesn't crash, I would too. :P

Try again, I meant to make it unlisted. X_X

No Driver crashes. The animations still lagged a bit in certain area's. I was able to take the video now to show it off though. The lag also does seem to be better than the previous .exe, but it still exists. http://youtu.be/rNIyBRW7oQY

So, It's known I don't normally care for BBM. I just don't have a use for it even though its beautiful. I figured out a use for it so I thought I'd test it out a bit. My system is no slouch, but the animations lagged bad. Everytime the system image would flip, it would freeze. I was gonna record a video for it to show it off, except that when I was going to start taking video, BBM crashed my Video Drivers. GTX 970 4GB.

Also, if you like Accel World you should watch Sword Art Online and Btooom! Both really good.

Welcome and thank you. Hiding details from the side bar is on the list as far as I know. So... the only thing from this list that probably wont ever make it because it's a lot harder than someone might think is PSN and Xbox support. Not to mention, LaunchBox has nothing to do with either service anyways... so adding Trophy / Achievement reading seems out of place. What I use for Sony systems is http://psnprofiles.com/SentaiBlue That site is awesome for PSN Trophies.

Anything Sega related that has Mega in it, is an alternate name used in Japan and Europe. It's like Famicom to NES. Maybe an alternate name category? But certainly not a brand new one. Where as Famicom Disk System, Sega 32X etc are all separate.

Maddoc1007 said While the 32x was a peripheral it had its own processors Two Hitachi SH2 32-bit RISC processors with a clock speed of 23 MHz as well as 256kb ram. Although the Genesis and the MegaDrive are the same for most of the world it was called the Genesis but in Japan it was known as the Megadrive a name i think to go with what they were familiar with and appeal to them such as Mega Godzilla etc and so anyone using the Japanese games would probably like the inclusion of MegaDrive. True, and it had its own damn power cable.

The Sega MegaDrive and Sega Genesis are exactly the same. Just name changes and some console differences. Akin to Famicom vs NES. Just hardware alterations. 32x and CD are a peripheral. While I like them separate do they need to be? BSX SNES games I count as SNES games.

So that little red X. I had that happen when I would drag an image from inside Firefox to ontop of LaunchBox's image area when editing a game. For those of you that don't know, this does work. I drag images from Firefox into Photoshop sometimes too. It saves an extra step. Except that sometimes LaunchBox gave me errors. I fixed this by clicking on the image area for the prompt to come up, close it then drag it and save it. It would then world. But, when I would drag it over and it would fail, I'd get a red X. I think it just means some sort of failure, incompatibility or that it can't read something right. That is the only other time I ever got this X.

Alright, sorry about that then. :P I can't assume most users know how to take care of their PC's. It's just the nature of the internet. What game pad are you using? 360? Random Logitech? PS4? I'll also go ahead and assume then too that drivers are up-to-date. Going down the list, bad Controller, bad USB cable, bad USB port? When you unplug the controller, performance goes back to normal? It's only ever bad when the controller is plugged in?

Also, re-reading through your post. If you go online, you certainly need to keep windows up-to-date. You don't need automatic updates on, but are you updating Windows? Also, if you are going online, you need some programs to help keep your system in check. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and IOBit Advanced System Care. Both free versions are great, but I do suggest buying a license for ASC. It can really help keep your system clean. Run the scan it provides. For first time computers I run the scan with most of the check boxes checked. My daily scan however I just leave Registry Fix, Junk Files Clean and Shortcuts Fix checked. I do that 3-4 times a week. Even if all you are doing is playing games, it is never worth it to not do proper upkeep on a computer. It could give poor performance. In Advanced System Care, there are a ton of other programs. Startup Manager can help you the most. That can disable a lot of things you don't need at start up. Just make sure you don't disable something your PC actually needs. Next, Driver Booster can scan your PC and find all out of date drivers and update them for you with out you having to go around and look at them. Also, just because a piece of software is installed, doesn't mean it will just eat performance. Turning off auto start up options is a good start. Malwarebytes and ASC do sit in the background, but if you want to free them up while you play a game you can run Game Booster. I personally don't think it helps, actually it can do the opposite since I keep my system clean and lean as it is. Those two programs don't eat up many resources though. Hell, I am almost always watching video and have Firefox open with tabs while I play games and I am generally fine. If I do need to free up some RAM or CPU I'll make sure Firefox is closed first.

VincentVanGozer said So, not necessarily launchbox related, but it occurs when using launchbox... I repurposed my old desktop into a launchbox-dedicated system, hooked up to the TV. It's running Windows 8.1, and the gamepad is the Xbox360 controller. What I've noticed is that when I'm playing a game with the gamepad, after a few minutes the system gets incredibly choppy and slow (this is any game - from playing in FCEUX or SNES9X or PCSX2, up to windows games like Borderlands 2 or Deus Ex). This is a system that runs with Windows Update disabled and no anti-virus, because I want it to have as much resources available for gaming. At first, I'd hit ctrl-shift-esc to bring up the task manager, and see if something was eating up resources, but there wasn't. What I discovered is that all I had to do was hit any key on the keyboard - space, letter, number - and instantly it would come back to normal speed... until it happens again in a few minutes. All the power-saving settings are disabled (even the advanced settings, regarding cooling of CPU) - I thought it might be the disk powering down, but it doesn't appear to be as a result of power-saving settings. Of course, if I'm gaming with a mouse and keyboard, it never happens, because... well... keyboard. Any ideas? Thanks in advance! :) System specs: AMD Athlon II X4 630 8 GB memory 7200 RPM SATA-2 1 TB drive (primary) 7200 RPM SATA-2 2 TB drive (secondary, with 12 GB fixed page file) It is LaunchBox related. Open up Options. Then go to Input -> Gamepad/Joystick. Uncheck "Enable Gamepad". There is a nasty bug in a lot of systems. I first encountered this months ago and slowly more and more users are reporting this. Once disabled performance should go back to normal right away. Edit: Also, just a note, you don't need that large of a page file. Actually, the bigger a page file it could impact performance negatively. Not that this is the issue here, its unrelated. 6-8GB page file should honestly be fine. Not to mention, you'll get some drive space back.

@Maddoc1007 Jason did say it would require another update to put you back in the proper place after update. After the first update, it should update hands-free as well, and take you to Big Box from Big Box and LaunchBox from LaunchBox. Those things won't work though until the next update is completed (because they require changes to the LaunchBox code).

DOS76 said Oh you have to install a 32 bit system even though its a 64 bit chip that kind of sucks but since it would sort of be like a legacy platform and still have an OS that is modern it wouldn't be to much of a problem especially since I am not doing much with the system anyway Well, if 64bit Vista has compatibility problems with the older games but not the 32bit version, you'll be capped at 3GB with the 32bit version. There is a very rare, and supposedly unstable version of XP that is 64bit, but I would stick with the 32bit version regardless. You might end up with the same compatibility issues. So either one can't utilize the full 4GB of RAM.

Yea, that'll be fine. Though, 4GB of RAM, only 3GB of that will be usable. Just keep that in mind.